# xxd
> Create hex dump of a file or reverse a hex dump back to binary

**Category:** [[categories/utilities|utilities]] | **Tier:** Rich (FOR610)

## Usage
```bash
xxd binary.exe
xxd -r hexdump.txt > binary.exe
```

## Related Tools
- [[tools/gunzip|gunzip]] — Decompress gzip-compressed data (often used in multi-stage p
- [[tools/hexdump|hexdump]] — Display file content in hexadecimal format
- [[tools/jq|jq]] — Command-line JSON processor for extracting and transforming 
- [[tools/wget|wget]] — Download files from HTTP/HTTPS/FTP servers

## FOR610
**Sections:** 1

#hex #binary-conversion